Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-13

The great event Of the past week, Of
aourss, has been the vislt 70 our city Of
the Emma Abbott English Opera Com
pany. II afforded sueh an opportunity
10 hear music Of the higher order as the
people Of Seattle seldom eRioy. and they
embraced the opportunity gladly. New
o. in che history Of Ffye's Opera House
has more notable audience been as
ssmblsd uudeF is roof than those Of
Friday and Saturday evenings. They
were notable, not for their size alone,
but for their intelligence aud apprecia
tion as well as for their appearances.
On both evenings the auditorium was
allied TO It's utmost limit. IL larger
audiences had been assembled, IL could
only have been by drawing upon the
standing room. for the seating capacity
ofshe hoase vas exhausted.
The general appearance OF these large
audiences could not have failed 10
strike the observer favorably. The
bright opera cloaks and bonneis Of tie
ladies In contrast with the black worn
By the gentlemen, many Of whom were
In full evening dress, seemed brighter
still, and che effect vas most agreeable.
Many az the ladies' we're dressed With
an elegance such a. ia seldom seen 81 4
..f.aa - .ss.f.f4r as.eFt aar.aar.k assala1a -
che large cities. seldom il Il the good
fortune Of 8 company 20 appear before
more brilliant audiences than thoss whs
faoed Emma Abbott aud her company
atBeAttle.
'EAUss."
The opera presented last evening wal
Gounod's great production. Faust"
The cast Of characters was a. follows:
Faust, q learned doctor
.SignoF Miehelena
Mephistopheles. Mr.. VIM. Brodsriok
Marguerite, q village maiden.
Emma Abbott
Valentine. .......,, Mr.. Wan. n. fFuette
Hiehel. Miss Lizzie AnBandals
Wagner. Mr.. Robert Ward
Martha ,.........,..M Miss Bertha fricke
There are fee Who 90 ros know the
story Of Faust and MArzuerite. There
are few 20 whom the mention Of that
legend weird. but yet TERRIBLY real, does
noa call memories. fAnciea and thoughts,
which pierce the bounds Of time aud
space and range 10 the eternal aud the
infinlte. Eyory imaginative, evAry Welt
read man and woman N Amesfca. has
his or her own conception Of Faust
Differing, perhaps, from all other con
ceptions. Whence che greatest number Of
these conceptions are derived has often
been q subject Of speculation. There
are few, Of course. who have rad the
cid Eneltsh TRANSACTIONS Of the immortal
legend sklch Goethe found and made
his oWn, and Il may " deabted II any
have formed from that original legend
their conception Of the wonderful char
acter. The grand work Of Goethe, %
coarse, has been read. either In the
original or 10 4 translation ~
every well-rsad American. BY Ameri
lean students Of German literature
Il Il slmest universally regarded a. the
masterpiece ef the eteas German poef
and philosopher, and be Is. indeed, an
unappgsciatiys reader who does not
dwell apon the genias-inspired lines
- they stand 10 the strength aud beauty
% the 6ermaa Language. Aud % TIE
reader Who 70 not familiar With The
Gers an Language. she VARIOUS exeeiisns
TRANSACTIONS q The work foFn q
bridge whieh ems may cross o.
stand aluost face o. face Ntth Gesths's
Faust hat "a v dasbsfal Il The ma
iostty q Americans form their cSacep-
tion 81 fAua fram o0eihe's uoxk. Ii
is - grand, % imposing. tie wealth %
imagery u 10 great. the aiieeoFieAi sp-
parently approaches - near % The real
and l. yet 40 Tar fsota ID, that When the
last lines Of she oack are rad, few
readers have IN thSss minAS clear. an
ahAageahle, standing sns fresn sue
rnlsta of leSena, = faust whica ueans
all sAAa Il shcaid nseAn. The Faust 81
aarna Americans. q cenrsa. u tie Faust
Of 9oesae, has thuse uho there and
their mtnd-l9ASe are Tar frem oslrS
the majority.
Mhenes. then, does the Auerican sxa.
aIly derive bis idea u fkussf Jacques
tlanahiy, from tha eharaeter A. u i
eeneeissd by Gcsnod aad - Il arrears
In kia ertat aPefatis uoFk. The man
we sees Gcanaa's fsuss rreetiy prs-
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aeonea imAee q tks eAaE4etsf. whleh
nsaass 10 his shat Il shsald Uean end
watch liuae esMnct eaAcs. 0aaaed IS
etsen d the AnssFicans iAsis taaal.
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